PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Euphorbiaceae Cat. ft 3870 
Glochidion aff. obscurum (Willd) Bl 
Det. By: McDonald 1993 
Locality: 
Kabaena; Kabaena, 
Gunung Sabampolulu, 1 km S-SE of Tangkeno 
5°16'S 121°56'E Alt: 700-900 m 
Habitat: 
W slopes of range, mixed ecotone of grasslands and 
short forest; arborescent associates include Grevillea, 
Helicia, Gardenia, Vaccinium, Eugenia; soils 
serpentine. 
Field Char: 
Gnarled woody shrub 3 m tall and wide, branching 
abundantly, trunks to 5 cm diam.; bark brown-gray, 
cracked, exfoliating; foliage at stem apex, leaves 
coriaceous; flowers cream, waxy coriaceous; fruits 
depressed, subrotund, fleshy, white-striped pink. 
McDonald & Ismail 3870 24 July 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Myrtaceae Cat. ft 3871 
Leptospermum amboinse Bl. 
Det. By: McDonald 1993 
Locality: 
Kabaena; Kabaena, 
Gunung Sabampolulu, 1 km S-SE of Tangkeno 
5°16'S 121°56'E Alt: 700-900 m 
Habitat: 
W slopes of range, mixed ecotone of grasslands and 
short forest; arborescent associates include Grevillea, 
Helicia, Gardenia, Vaccinium, Eugenia; soils 
serpentine. 
Field Char: 
Locally dominant tree 5 m tall, branching midway 
up; bole contoured-grooved, 30 cm diam.; bark pale- 
gray, deeply fissure-furrowed; lateral branches 
contorted, bearing foliage at terminus; leaves 
coriaceous; flowers occasional, petals white, calyx 
green; fruit brown, woody. 
McDonald & Ismail 3871 24 July 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
